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European partners sign Bucharest Declaration

Published: March 31, 2023

European “social partners” have signed the Bucharest Declaration, committing to strengthening engagement and joint work for “a positive future for both employers and workers”. Read More...

TCLF partners meet for sustainability discussions

Published: October 28, 2022

Partners of an EU social dialogue project met in Bucharest on October 25 and 26 to discuss the challenges of the EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy.

EU social partners set out future strategy demands

Published: July 5, 2022

The European social partners representing the textile, clothing, leather, and footwear (TCLF) industries met on July 4 with EU representatives and have agreed joint demands to ensure that the textiles ecosystem can become more resilient, sustainable, and digital as set out in the EU textiles strategy.

Skills4Smart TCLF concludes after four and a half years

Published: June 23, 2022

The Blueprint Project Skills4Smart TCLF 2030, which aimed to modernise the European textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries, has concluded.

118 organisations sign TCLF Pact for Skills

Published: December 20, 2021

The TCLF Pact for Skills has launched with 118 signatories, an initiative for the textile, leather and footwear industries in Europe, promoted by the European Commission and EURATEX, Cotance and CEC.

Erasmus+ holds digital education event

Published: October 21, 2021

On October 15, the Erasmus+ Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030 Blueprint project held a digital learning event for vocational training in the textile, clothing, leather and footwear (TCLF) sectors.

Demands for EU action issued by social partners

Published: May 28, 2021

On May 25, representatives of employers and workers in the European TCLF sectors met with the European Commission to discuss the current challenges facing the TCLF industries and potential EU action to help support the sectors and their workers. Following discussions on the impact of Covid-19 on the sectors and the need for a strong EU action, a joint statement was issued.

Over 600 young people take part in TCLF industries project

Published: May 6, 2021

The spring of 2021 has seen a concerted, virtual effort to attract new talent to the European Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear (TCLF) sectors by the partners of the Erasmus+ Skills4Smart TCLF industries 2030 Blueprint (S4TCLF) project. Between February and April, over 600 14 to 18-year-olds from Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Romania took part in ‘Your First Step in TCLF’ virtual career and opportunity orientations webinars.

European Network of TCLF VET collaborate virtually

Published: April 16, 2021

Members of the European Network of Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear Vocational Education and Training (TCLF VET) met virtually for the first time on April 14 to exchange ideas and set out priorities. This initiative, conducted within the framework of the Erasmus+ Skills4Smart TCLF industries 2030 Blueprint (S4TCLF), merges VET institutions to strengthen TCLF skills provision in Europe through collaboration.

EU leather stakeholders review new Social and Environmental Report

Published: December 11, 2020

The social partners of the European leather industry met virtually on December 10 to review the results of their joint EU-sponsored project “Leather: Social and Environmental Report 2020 (SER 2020)”.